Portable change maker



March 3, 1931. R. H. SHARP 1,794,925

PORTABLE CHANGE MAKER Filed Jan. 13. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet l jfoberZf/x 0mm;

March 3, 1931. SHAR; 1,794,925

PORTABLE CHANGE MAKER Fil 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 I jfw/m/ (5720/70,

March 3, 1931. R H, SHARP 1,794,925

PORTABLE CHANGE MAKER Filed Jan. 13, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 F15 /Q9 Z3 6 g 62 a 9 M 60 I l 33 1i 5 26 a 2 I 5 3 g 55 5160 Patented Mar. 3, 1931 NETEfi QFFEQE ROBERT I-I. SHARP, 0F MARENGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO MCGILL METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION U33 ILLINOIS PORTABLE CHANGE MAKER Application filed January 13, 1326.

The invention relates to a portable change maker, and particularly to an improved type of change maker and carrier dapted to be worn by any person who receives coins and is required to make change.

The change maker of the invention is especially useful for street car conductors and others who are required to make change very rapidly and accurately for their patrons.

The invention is also useful in connection with portable change makers to provide means whereby the number of coins or tokens to be ejected by one operation may be altered as to one or all coin containing tubes immediately upon changes or alte 'ations of ordinances relative to street car fares, or changes or alterations in the street car companies rules and regulations regarding street car fares, or at the desire or Wish of the user. 7

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a structure whereby the person operating the change maker may, by pressing a trigger or lever, eject into his hand a predetermined number of coins or tokens from any of the tubes or receptacles containing the coins or tokens, which tubes may be suitably joined together to make up the portable change maker.

Another 0 ject of the invention is to construct the coin supporting mechanism in each of the coin tubes so that an adjustment may readily be made which will cause a greater or less number of coins to be ejected into the hand of the operator.

A further object of the invention is to supply the coin support or bottom with a number of units or plates which may be secured together either above or below the mai base portion of the change maker for each coin containing tube to enable the operator to ejcc the required coin or coins.

Another object of the invention is to construct the coin support or bottom underlying each of the coin tubes with means whereby any combination or arrangement of the coin support or bottom plates may be made, and whereby any desir d or predetermined number of coins may be ejected from the coin tubes by one operation.

Serial No. 80,884.

and slot means whereby the stack of support or bottom units or plates may be placed in substantially enact registry, and whereby any combination or arrangement of the units or plates may be made without complete disjunction of the stack of units or any of the units composing the stack.

A further object of the invention is to provide the change maker vith ejecting rings which are of a uniform design, and in also making the support or bottom plates of one unifoni design, thus avoiding 'the dificulty and expense involved in the manufacture and assembly of the change maker, because all of these parts have uniformity of design, and, therefore, are more readily assembled for n The invention will be explained and more readily understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate embodiments of which the invention is susceptible, it being obvious that changes and modifications in the structure may be made without departing from the Spirit of the invention, expressed in the appended claims forming a part hereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a portable change maker embodying the invention, and showing the supporter bottom plates beneath the coin tubes in assembled relation, and also showing them stacked in operative position with various numbers of plates.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the portable change maker on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the ar- K N do Figure 3 is a vertical view through the portable change maker and one of the operat- Figure 5 isa view similar to the one shown in Figure except that the ejector ring is shown in its outermost position at the moment the coin is ejected.

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the bottom portion of one of the coin tubes, 01 the ejector ring, and the stack of support or bottom plates, the v ew being on line 6- 0 of Figure .2, looking in the direction or the arrows.

Figure '7 is a bottom plan view of a portion of the main mate of the sortable chan e L l D the direction of the arrows. v F igure 81s a perspective view on an enlar 'ed scale or one of the support or bottom vmakeron the line ?'i' of Figure 6, looking in plates used in the change maker.

Figure 9 is an enlarged cross sectional view of a modifiedform of main. base plate, and showing the lower portion of the coin tubes and ejector ring, similar to those shown in Figure 6. 7

Figure 10 is a bottom plan View of the modified form ofmain' base plate With a separable slotted guide member for the stack of support or bottom plates takenon line 10-10 of Figure 9, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 11 IS an enlarged vlew'ot the separable slotted and 10. s

Figure 12 is a lower plan view of the ejector ring showing the segmental gear integral guide member 0]": Figures 9 herewith, an integral tab, and an associated reinforcement on both sides of the tab.

Figure 13 is-a view, partly in section, on the line 1313 of Figure l, looking in the direction of the arrows, and 1 Figure 14 is a plan view looking upwardly at the bottom face of a portionot' the auxiliary base plate. a

The portable change maker as shown in the drawings comprises a plurality of tubes or receptacles adapted to contain coins or tokens. Five tubes or receptacles are shown, but it will be understood that any number of tubes or receptacles may be used with the invention. As shown, the first coin tube15 is adapted to contain quarters; the next tube 16, is adapted to contain dimes; the'next two tubes, 17 and 18, are adapted to contain nickels andpennies, respectively, and the last tube 1.9 is adapted to contain tokens, which are used in consider- I able numbers throughout the country. The

coin tubes are each provided with openings 20 which are laced in sta ered relation to 7 a p Db enable the operator, to see how many coins or tokens he has in each coin tube, and to per-- mit him to arrange them in proper stacked relation, should the coins'not be in order 'within the tubes.

ator in their respective tubular compartments. l'lods or posts 23 and 24 are secured in the top plate 21 and the main base plate25 passing tl ough the auxiliary base plate and tube holder 26; The unitary top plate 21 is provided with an extension arm 27 through whichthe rod or post 2% extends, for the purpose of adding another tubular coin recepis to the bank or receptacles, ifthat should be necessary or desirable. Side hooks which are slit a-bly connected to the rods or posts 23 and 24, but which a re not shown, are used to suspend the portable change maker on the operator by means of suitable holding straps. The main base plate 25 extends from end to end of the change maker, It is suitably secured to the rear vertical curved plate 28, which latter plate extends forwardly at the sides of the change maker at 29 and 30. Therear curved wall or plate 28 is provided with an inwardly extending upper flange 31, best hown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The main base plate 25, the rear curved plate 28, the eX tensions 29 and 30, and the flange 31' may be integral, and formed in any suitable manner, or they may be made of separate pieces of metal suitably secured together.

The auxiliary base plate and tube holder 26, which is preferably a die casting, suitably made to carry out its various purposes, issecured in a suit-able manner above the main base plate. 25. This die casting 26 provides the seat for the lower ends of the tubular coin receptacles, 15,16, 17, 18 and 19. It is formed with relatively large cut-out openings 32 at its front. Coin ejector rings 33, 34, 35, 36 and 3'? swing outwardly from above the cut-out openings 32. Each of the coin ejector rings has a portion cut out at its rearat- 38 to permit the ring to eject a coin or coins, and allow the ring, because oi": the open ing 38, to swing outwardly beyond the stack of support or bottom plates 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43. The auxiliary base plate casting 26 is also provided with smal cut-out openin back of the openings 32, through which the tongue or extension 45 of the coin ejector rings'may swing when the coin ejector rings are moved either forward or backward,

The coin ejector rings 33, 34:, 35, 36 37 respectively, are of varying heights and diiierent diameters, according to the size of the coins or tokens they are designed to eject. The coin. eject-or rings are normally in re and ill)

tension 48 try with and placed beneath the tubular coin receptacles, so that coins or tokens deposited therein fall to the bottom thereof with the lowermost coin or token resting o-r'seating upon the topmost plate 39 of the stack of supporting plates secured at the bottom of each of the tubular coin receptacles, and which plates will be more particularly described hereinafter. Detail views one. of the coin ejector rings are shown in hi 4, and 12. As illustrated, the coin ejeox; ring is provided with the integral tongue or extension having lateral reinforcing portions 46 and 47 and an integral arm or expivotally held on the pivot post 49 integral with the auxiliarybase plate and extending downwardly therefrom. The pivot post 49 extends into an aperture in the main base plate 25, and the arm or extension 48 pivots intermediate the main and auxiliary base plates, 25 and 26, respectively, in a recess 26a formed in theunder side of said auxiliary base plate. On the outer edge of the arm or extension 48 a gear segment 50,

: havin teeth 51 is )rovided. The se 0 7 o C:

. ment 50, with its teeth 51, and the arm or 1 erture extension 48, are integral with the coin ejector ring, such as 33.

it will be understood that each 0 ector rings, except for its height eter, and the associated ejecting includmg the gear segments, operat and mechanism associated with tubular coin receptacles, are identical.

t the coin will thus be seen that because of the uniformity of the mechanism and associated parts in connection with'each coin tube, the expense of manufacturing differently designed coin ejector rings and other apparatus to accomplish the result secured by this lllYQ lltion, is avoided, and also the expense and attendarnt ditficulties in connection with the assembly of such mechanism and parts.

A gear segment 52, provided with an ap- 53, and having its teeth 54 in mesh with the teeth 51 of the gear segment of the coin ejector ring, such as 33, is pivotally mounted on the pivot post 55 to the rear of the pivot post 49. The pivot post 55 3 is also integral with the auxiliary base plate 20 and extends downwardly therefrom. The

, pivot post 55 also extends into an aperture in the main base plate 25 and the gear segment 52 also pivots intermediate the main and auxiliary base plates 25 and 26, respectively, in the recess 26a formed in the under side of said auxiliary base plate.

A trigger or lever 56 is provided for each of the coin ejector rings. The trigger or lever 56 is for the purpose of swinging the coin ejector ring outwardly to a position as shown in Figure 5, whereby the coin ejector ring is moved over a semi-circular cut-away opening 57 in the main base plate 25. The trigger or lever 56 is pivotally mounted on a reduced end 60, as best shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The reduced end of the arm 59 engages in the aperture 53 of the gear segment 52, and has the reduced end 60 there of positioned to slidably engage in the guide slot 61 provided for the purpose in the base plate 25, and a registering slot 61a in the auxiliary base plate 26 above the guide slot 61. lVhen the trigger or lever 56 is depressed the finger or arm 59 swings inwardly or rearwardly, and its reduced end 60, being engaged in the aperture 53 of the gear segment 52, and disposed normally at the forward end of the slot 61 of the base plate 25, pivotally swings or rotates the gear segment 52, the teeth 54 of which being in mesh with the teeth 51 of the gear segment 50 of the coin ejecting ring, such as 33, swings the coin ejector ring outwardly from the frame of the portable change maker from beneath the tubular coin receptacle into register with the semi-circular cutaway portion 57 of the base plate 25 to per-- mit a coin or coins carried outwardly by the coin ejector ring, to be ejected from the top curved coin support plate 39 and to fall therefrom into the hand of the operator.

The trigger or lever 56 is provided with a coil spring 62 coiled around the pintle 63 with an end of the spring bearing against the rear wall 28, and the other end engaged behind the finger or arm 59 of the trigger or lever, so that depressing movements of the trigger or lever are resisted by the spring, and after the depression of the trigger or lever, it is returned by said spring 62 to normal position, and the coin ejector ring, such as 33, is also returned by the spring 62 to its normal position.

The plurality of relatively small curved plates 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43, which are of a justably and reinovably held to the main base plate 25 by means of the screw bolts 64 and 65, the screw threads of which are at the ends thereof only. Each of the plates 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 is provided with a pair of holes 66 and 67 for the reception of the screw bolts 64 and 65. The holes 66 and 67 in the end plate 39 are screw-threaded for the reception of the screw-threaded ends of the screw bolts 64 and 65. The holes 66 and 67 in the other plates are plain, but are larger lid ltlll in diameter toallo-w plenty of playroom. for

' desires to arrange ent the operator may. secure a many oi" the screw bolts .64' and 65,.as more'particularly shown; in Figuresfi and9.

' V ln'the'preterred embodiment of the inven- 'IlOXl the base plate is il with the he rece or r is Lermed with a contour substan- "aly snnilar to the plates 39, 40, 41, 42. and '43, and permits thestacl; of pla es to be placed in-positioni. A curvel guide vided'in the central oi the ss ord'epressicn 68.

reces'sliS to accoii'nnodate the screw bolts 64 and fifiwhieh hold the relatively small curved plates 39, 40, 41, and 4 in po ion on the l 3' 1'0 n 'l7 a 1w. .i s lwl b "A hopes} (eixLi :1 C- O lt/COab O ll'l Lulx, also plate25. lit will be obvious that with thi these relatively small curved plates 42- and 43 above the base plate25 es he des res. Inasmuch,however, as a full quota of live of these plates is normally supplied for each oitthe tubular coin receptacles,

the operatorwill store the remainder of-thc live plates which he does not use, by fasten ing them-into posit-ion beneath the recess 68 in thebase plate 25. Whenever the operator I add to the number of plates oi the stack above screw bolts 64 and 65, places the desired numofcurved plates in position above the recess 68 in the base plate 25, fastens the screw bolts 64 and 65, and the particular tubular receptacle isthen' ready for use.

lt'will thus be seen that whenever it is desired to make change as t the relatively small curved plates 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 as to having one or more of the plates above the .n ainbasc plate 25, the two screw bolts 64 and (lo-may be loosened slightly in the screwthreaded holes 66 and 67 in the end plate 39,

V andall ot the. plates, together with tlie two screw bolts, may be slid as a unit fronitheir position on the ledges 70 and 71 in the recess 68: or the main base plate 25 outwardly through the coin ejector ring, such as 33, and may be dropped into the hand of the 01erntor, the coin ector ring 33 having been exthe screw-bolts 64and 65, thereby leaving plenty otrooni betweeneach two plates, and

- 70 and flat the permitting t e entire stack, as a unit, to be slid intoplace in the recess 68 with theled ges sidesot the curved guide slot 69 sliding .aetween any two of the said plates, or sliding bet-ween the lowermost of said plates 43, and the heads of the screw bolts 64 and 65,}lfthe ledges '2'0 and 71 slide between thepla-tes .39 and 40, the uppermost plate 39 the base plate 25, he loosens the will fill the recess 68 so that the upper face or" the base plate 25 will be level. When all otthe plates 39, 40,41, 42 and 43 are below the ledoes'TO and 71, or when plate 39 the ends or the crew bolts 64 and fill the re the maximum nuniber'oif coins which the coin ejector ring is capable of ejecting, re ejected. 7 on an additional plate, such as 40, is pi: ed above the led TO and '51,

oin less may be ejected from the bottom 7 ct coins by the coin ejector ring. lVhen two additional plates, such as 40 and 4t, l. a e been added to th stacl: above the recess it s and 71, two coins less may be ejecteu by the coin ector ring, and when three additional plates, such as 40, 41 and 42, have been placed in position above the ledges TO and 71, three coins less may be ejected from the bottom of the coin stack by the coin ejector ring, and so on asto the fourth and itional plates. .ln each case the unused small curved plates of each stack are stored below the main base plate 25.

lnlligure 6 there is shown a stack of five plates, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 48, two of the plates id 40 being above the base plate 25, and plates 41, 42 and 43 being below has e 25. This would permit of the Regina e ection of tour coins from the bottom of the stack of coins in the tubular coin re .cntacle.

ill. Figure l of the drawings one plate 48 is shown below the base plate 25 inconnection with the tubular coin receptacle 16; two plates 42 and 43 are shown below the base plate 25 in connection with the tubular coin receptacle 17; three plates 41, 42 and 43 are shown in connection with the tubular coin receptacle 15, and :t'our'plates 4O, 41, 42 and 43 are shown below'the base plate 25 in connect-ion with the'tubular coin receptacle 19. As to the tubular coin receptacle 18, no base plates are shown. In this case they are all above the main base plate 25.

The integral tongue or extension 45, with the lateral reinforcement webs 46 and 47,- and the immediately adjacent portions of the coin ejector ring, such as 33,. are for the purpose oat supportingthe remaining coins or tokens of the stack in the tubular coin receptacle when the coin ejector ring, such as 38, is at its outermost position at the IDO- rnent when the ejected coins or tokens drop into the operators hand. The reinforcement webs 46;and 47 strengthen the tongue .or extension 45,, which has considerable strain upon it. if the integral tongue 01' extension 45'were not present, the co1ns 01' tokens remaining in the tubular coin receptacle after the ejection of the lowermost coins or tokens, would becoine tilted in the tube, and cause difiiculty, and prevent the return of the coin ejector ring, upon release of the trigger or lever 56.

It will be understood that the auxiliary such as 33,

baseplate or die casting 26 may be formed for use in connection with a single tubular coin. receptacle, or it may be formed for use in connection with a bank of tubular coin receptacles. The details of construction of the auxiliary base plate 26 for use in connection with a bank of tubular coin receptacles would be identical for use in connection with each particular tube except as the cast-ing would have to be made to lit the different sized tubular receptacles for the coins or various denominations.

A modified form of the main base plate and. curved slotted guide plate attached thereto is shown in Figures 9, 10 and 11. The main base plate 72 is provided with an aperture 73. This aperture is curved and conforms in outline to each of the relative ly small curved support or bottom plates 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78. A separate guide plate 79, provided with a curved slot 80, is secured to the bottom face of the main base plate 72 by means of the screws 81 and 82,

passing through the holes 83 and 84.- of the {slotted guide plate 79, and into the main base plate 72. The slotted guide plate 79 is secured in place directly beneath the aperture 73 in the main base plate 72. By this construction a recess 85 is formed in the .main base plate 72, and ledges 86 and 87 are provided, upon which the relatively small curved support or bottom plates 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78 may slide and be seated. The procedure to be followed in connection with the gramodified structure shown in Figures 9, 10

and 11, and the results obtained thereby, are

substantially identical with the procedure.

andthe results secured by the construction shown in the other figures of the drawings,

showing the main base plate with the recess 68 and associated construction.

.The mode of operation of the portable change maker is as follows:

The operator drops the various coins and tokens received according to their denomi- "nations in the proper tubular coin receptacles 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19. As the coins fall in the-tubes they are stacked therein, the lowermost coin in each tube seating or resting upon the uppermost plate 39 within the "coin ejector ring, such as 33. When the operator wishes to obtain a coin, or a certain number of coins of a certain denomination, he depresses the trigger or lever 56 associated with the particular tubular coin receptacle. The depression of the lever 56 causes the backward movement of the reduced end 60, which, in turn, causes the rotation of the segmental gear 52, the teeth 54 of which are in mesh with the teeth 51 of the gear segtion to register over the semi-circular cutaway portion 57 of the main base plate 25, which permits the coin or coins carried in the particular coin ejecting ring, and resting on the stackot plates 39, 40, 41, 4:2 and 43 to be ejected therefrom and to fall by gravity through the ring into the hand of the operator. At the moment the coin ejector ring is at its outermost position, the tongue or extension 45, with the reinforcement web portions 46 and 47, and the immediately adj acent portions of tl e coin ejector ring, have beenswung to a position substantially in the center of the tubular coin receptacle underneath the bottom of the stack of coins which are to remain in the tube.

Upon release of the trigger or lever 56, the coin ejector ring, such as 33, is caused to be returned to its normal position beneath the tubular coin receptacle, and is kept in position against the auxiliary base plate casting 26 because of action of the coil spring 62.

The mode of operation regarding the small curved support or bottom plates has been sufficiently described above, and will not need to be repeated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a change maker of the classdescribed, a coin tube, coin ejecting mechanism, a base plate below said coin tube, an aperture in said base plate beneath said coin tube, a plurality of coin-supporting plates, one or more, as desired of said coin-supporting plates being adapted to be secured above said base plate to enable a variable number of coins to be ejected from said coin tube.

2. In a change maker of the class described, a coin tube, coin ejecting mechanism, a main base plate below said coin tube, a curved slot in said main base plate, a coinsupporting plate, and means in said curved slot whereby said coin-supporting plate may be held either above said main base plate or below said main base plate, said means adapted to slide in said curved slot.

3. A change maker of the class described comprising a coin tube, coin ejecting mechanism, a main base plate beneath said coin tube, and a coin support composed of a stack of plates, the plates of the support being adapted to be placed either above or below said main base plate.

4. A change maker of the class described comprising a coin tube, coin ejecting mechanism, a main base plate beneath said coin tube, said base plate being provided with a. curved slot, and a coin support composed of i a stack of plates, the plates of the support being adapted to be placed either above or below said main base plate, said stackof plates being adapted to slide through the medium of said slot.

5. A change maker of the class described comprising a'coin tube, coin ejector inechanlsm, a main base plate beneath said com tube, and a coin support composed of a stack of plates, the plates of the support being adapted to be placed either above or below said 'main base plate, means adju-stably securing said plates, said stack of plates being arranged with relationto said securing means whereby any of the plates of said stack may slide upon said main base plate.

6. In a change maker of the class'de'scribed,

a coin tube, ejecting mechanism, a slotted base plate, and means beneath said coin tube providing a support whereon a coinmay rest before being ejeetedby said ejecting mechanism, said means comprising the support be,

ing adjustable and permitting variation in the height of said'support with relation to the bottom of said coin tube to enable a pre determined number, of coins to be ejected from beneath said coin tube, said support berality of coinsupporting plates slidable rality voi plates being secured together by" ing slidable through the medium of said slotted base plate.

7. Achangc makeriof the class described, comprising a com tube, a main base plate benisin, a main base plate beneath said coin tube, said base platebeing provided with a curved slot, and "a curved cut-out portion, a coin support dlrectly beneath sald coin tube composed ofa plurality ofrelativelysmall curved plates, said plurality of relatively small curved plates being adapted to slidethrough themedium of said slo san'd each havin an end curved to re ister with the b c y curved cut-out portion of the main base plate 1 below said coin tube. 5

9. In a changemaker of the class described,

a coin tubehcoin ejecting mechanism, a main baseplate below said coin tube, said main base plate being provided With a curved recess portion directly beneath said coin'tube, a

curved slot within said recess portion,'a plu through the medium of said slot within said recess, being ad ustableand removable through the n edi'um of -sa1d. slot, said plumeans of a,bolt iscrewthreaded at one end passing through 'ea ch of saidfplates, said bolt being';longer by' the amount of thickness of said mainlbasel plate than "the com- 1 binedthicknessot said'plates,

"1 0. a change maker of the class described, a coin tube, coin e ecting mechanism, a ma n base plate below said cointu'be, said main baseplate beingprovided with a curved recess portion directly beneath said coin tube, a curved slot within said recess portion, a plurality of coin-supporting plates slidable: through the mediumof said slot Within said recess, being adjustable and removable through the medium of said slot, said plurality of plates being secured together by means of a bolt screw-threaded at one end" passing through each of said plates, which 1 bolt isof suflicient length to permit a pinrality of coin-supporting plates to be placed above said main base plate, and a plurality of coin-supporting plates to be-placed below said main base plate, saidbolt being longer by the amount of thickness of said main base plate than the combined thickness of said plates, the uppermost one of said plurality of coin-supporting plates having a screwthreaded opening for the reception of said 'bolt the remainin coin-sumortinw lates having holes 'for the reception of said bolt, which are not provided with screw threads. 11. In a change maker of the class described, a coin tube, an auxiliary base plate casting adapted to'receive' the lower end of said cointube', ejecting mechanism comprising a pivoted coin ejector ring, a trigger adapted to operate said ejecting mechanism, a main base plate, means'provided beneath said coin tube to support coins before the same are ejected by said ejecting'mechanism, said coin-supporting means being adjustable andremovable as a unit, said coin ejector ring having an extension for the support of coins in coin tube after coins have been ejected from said coin support, saidauxiliary base plate casting being provided with a horizontal slot to receive the coin-supporting extension of the coin ejector ring, and being also provided with a horizontal slot to receive the lower-end of the coin ejector trigger, and being provided also with integral pivot posts for the mechanism for operating the coin ejector ring. l 'In witness whereof, Ihereunto subscribe my name this th day of December, 1).,

" I ROBERT er-mar, 

